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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Staffordshire Worker Injury
FedEx UK Ltd pleaded guilty in Cannock Magistrates’ Court to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 in connection with an incident in November 2017 when an employee at Burntwood Business Park, near Cannock, Staffordshire, was struck by a forklift truck and seriously injured. FedEx was fined £533,000 (US$699,380) and ordered to pay costs of £10,033 (US$13,164). An investigation by the U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found inadequate segregation of forklift trucks and pedestrians within the workplace.
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- International
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Fine Announcement
- 12/16/2019
